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Comedy, for example, is a dramatic imitation of males worse than common; whereas tragedy imitates males slightly better than common. Lastly, the types differ in their method of imitation—through narrative or character, through change or no change, and through drama or no drama. Aristotle believed that imitation is natural to mankind and constitutes one of mankind’s advantages over animals. Panorama of a section of A Thousand Li of Mountains and Rivers, a 12th-century painting by Song dynasty artist Wang Ximeng. Skeptical doubts concerning the possibility and value of a definition of art have figured importantly within the dialogue in aesthetics… Read More